Lesson 8 Assessment

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2 questions
Part 1: Revising Initial Models
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How did the lettuce get the food molecules that we then eat?

Lettuce grows in the ground and we eat its leaves.

Your model should explain how lettuce gets its food molecules. Using words add the components and interactions you need to explain what is going on in the model below.

  • Make sure to include things we can't see with our own eyes but we know are there.
  • Add in other zoom-ins if you need them.
  • If needed, add a key to explain your representations.

Use your model from question 1 to answer numbers 2.
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Look back to your model that shows how a plant gets its energy.
Describe the function of the chloroplasts in providing energy for the cell.

In your explanation,
  • include what matter enters and leaves the plant system
  • include what energy enters and leaves the plant system
  • explain why the inputs are different from the output